http://www.christianpost.com/news/kingdom-hearts-iii-release-date-moved-to-2017-156271/Can anyone confirm or deny that Nomura said any of this?

Yes definitely fake. Christianpost just puts that for click-bait. Honestly just follow KH13 and you'll be fine.

 

Peace!

I thought so. Just trying to prove a point to someone. Thanks!

Initially I thought it was fake, until I checked out their source listed for the information.  Apparently they received the information from this article here: http://www.parentherald.com/articles/17407/20160125/kingdom-hearts-3-release-date-cast-plot-update-winnie-the-pooh-tigger-joining-the-game-tetsuya-nomura-reveals-what-fans-should-expect.htm , so it's definitely third-party information.  However, they said that in an interview with Tetsuya Nomura and Games TM it was confirmed that Nomura said 2017, so if the interview did indeed occur with Games TM, it's quite possible that it's legit.  I could not find any of this information from Games TM, but I am not sure that it would be public.

Definitely misleading, yeah. The Games TM interview that they mention is actually a pretty old one, and it says nothing about the release date.

 

Also, the quote "However, when asked about a new character in the upcoming game, the game director chose to stay mum. He gave a vague answer about something 'secret' that they are cooking up." seems like a misconstrued interpretation of Nomura's reply about there (possibly) being three or more playable characters in KH3. Not to mention they sum it up as "he gave a vague answer" rather than quoting the actual answer itself, which is super shifty.

 

Not to mention, Nomura knows better than to drop a bomb as big as the release window in a little side interview; whenever he does, it should be a big event that can't be missed.

No source = questionable

Not in KH13 = fake

Basically anything from the Christian Post is fake.

It was never a 2016 release in the first place.

No source = questionableNot in KH13 = fake

Yet somehow most believed in the trailers from the Kingdom Hearts Premium Event to be released the day following it.

Yes. Nowhere has it been said or even confirmed 2017 is the release date. It can be assumed, but it has not been confirmed. Unless it came from SQEX or Nomura himself, it's fake.

Christian Post; any of those websites are utter garbage; I mean I think any of us could create an article for those dudes; also if it was legit it would be a bit weird that neither us on this website not KHInsider or even of the endless youtube channels haven't covered it. Seriously these people would be the kind of people to say star wars is confirmed because Sora has some minute similarity to Luke Skywalker etc